January 03, 2024
Claudine Ge, the president of the famous American university Harvard, has finally resigned in the face of severe criticism and pressure over her statements about anti-Zionism and accusations of plagiarism.
Claudine, who had been under intense pressure to resign since the Israeli attacks on Gaza, said in her resignation that it was in the best interest of Harvard University because of her commitment to combating hate speech and upholding academic standards. But doubt is painful for them.
It should be remembered that in December 2023, Harvard University decided to retain Dr. Claudine in his position after the American University Board ruled in favor of the head of the institution on the issue of not taking action against pro-Palestinian students.
After Harvard's president appeared before a congressional committee and was accused of not taking a strong stance on anti-Semitism, Harvard University was under pressure to demand the resignation of its head, Dr. Claudine.
It should be noted that the president of the University of Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Magill, who did not take a strong stance on anti-Semitism, also had to resign, after which the dean of the university's medical school, Dr. Larry Jameson, was appointed as the interim head.
On the occasion of the appearance before the US Parliamentary Committee, Elizabeth Magal was asked whether she considered anti-Zionism and the call for genocide of the Jews to be a violation of university rules and regulations and disciplinary action against students who do so.
Parliamentarians were not happy with Elizabeth Magill's answer, and New York Republican lawmaker Alice Stefanik kept asking her the same question, to which Elizabeth repeated her answer instead of saying 'yes', saying that it was determined by the background of the statement. Under no circumstances can we accept restrictions on freedom of expression.
Whether or not such a statement is a violation of campus rules depends on the context of the statement, Elizabeth Magal said. After which it must be seen whether that statement is meant to target someone individually.
He said that even if such a statement is converted into action, it can be termed harassment but not genocide.
